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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Stephen F. Lynch

Democrat · MA · Representative

Votes with party: 96.6% (619 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/L000562

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Cosponsors (40)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2026-05-07

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformReferred To · 2026-05-07
House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-05-07
House Committee on Ways and MeansReferred To · 2026-05-07
House Committee on House AdministrationReferred To · 2026-05-07

Previously

Oversight and Government Reform CommitteeReferred To · 2026-05-07
Committee on House AdministrationReferred To · 2026-05-07
Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2026-05-07
Ways and Means CommitteeReferred To · 2026-05-07

Plain-English Summary

This bill would cancel Executive Order 14399, which was issued by President Biden, preventing it from being enforced or having any legal effect. The order being targeted relates to federal employee compensation and benefits, so eliminating it would affect how the federal government manages pay and benefits for its workers. The bill has been referred to multiple House committees for review, including those handling the judiciary, government oversight, taxes, and House administration.

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Subjects

Government Operations and Politics

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8666 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8666 To provide that Executive Order 14399 shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2026 Mr. Lynch (for himself, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Walkinshaw, Ms. Budzinski, and Mr. Pappas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide that Executive Order 14399 shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Vote by Mail Protection Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. EXECUTIVE ORDER 14399. (a) In General.--Executive Order 14399 (91 Fed. Reg. 17125; relating to ensuring citizenship verification and integrity in Federal elections) shall have no force or effect, and any contract or arrangement entered into by an agency to carry out activities pursuant to such Executive order shall be abrogated. (b) Prohibition.--None of the funds made available for the salaries and expenses of an agency may be used to carry out activities pursuant to such Executive order. <all>

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